Order or Pre-Order?

[Sark79]

'Pre-Order' is simply used to signify that the item isn't out yet, so the customer shouldn't expect it for a while.

Without this, you can bet that Amazon would have people contacting them to complain as to why they hadn't received the next Harry Potter book that they 'ordered' last week.

Jesus, another Harry Potter isn't coming out it is  .  I hate Harry Potter, it is overrated big time.   Is 'Big Time' another use of a random word thrown into a sentence that doesn't make sense? 

[KingPoker]

Flammable is of relatively recent origin. However, it has in many contexts (especially safety) taken the place of the older Inflammable, which many people take to mean its exact opposite (assuming that the Latin prefix in- always means "not", when in this case it is an intensifer). [1]. Because of this confusion, the word "inflammable" (on its own) is avoided in technical usage (warning notices, etc). In, for example, the United States and the United Kingdom, trucks carrying gasoline and other (in)flammable substances are always marked "flammable". In other countries, such as India, the words "highly inflammable" are used.[2].

The Chicago Manual of Style suggests using "flammable" for clarity.[3].

[tikay]

'Pre-Order' is simply used to signify that the item isn't out yet, so the customer shouldn't expect it for a while.

Without this, you can bet that Amazon would have people contacting them to complain as to why they hadn't received the next Harry Potter book that they 'ordered' last week.

In my day, we just said it was "reserved". Marketing speak, don't you just hate it?

[matt674]

Petrol is descibed as "Highly Inflammable"........

Anything that can ignite without direct contact with a spark or flame and has a flash point at less than 100 degrees F can be described as "Highly Inflammable" so in the case of petrol technically just - it can explode without the need of a spark, provided the temperature of the environment is high enough.

Its used more to describe volatile substances which give off vapours that when mixed with air at room temperature can explode without flame or spark.

[KingPoker]

I love Harry Potter, i didnt watch them for years then my missus persuaded me to watch them and found them to nbe superb, and on the last one i managaed to get a midnight viewing in cardiff and it was great fun. Cant wait til July til the new one comes out!

[KingPoker]

Highly inflammable is an incorrect term and shouldnt be used to describe petrol!!!

[The Sweeney]

Nice thread for the semantically minded.  Reminds me of Adrian Chile's witty response when collecting a plain English award....

"Thanks very much, cos I've never won nothin' before!"

Tikay, Matt, calm down.  That whole flammable/inflammable argument is becoming combustible.

[RED-DOG]

The one that annoys me is  "The noise rising to a crescendo"

"Crescendo" is the sound rising, not the point to which it has risen.

[yellowmagic]

Ordered goods have the status 'on-order' (when the order is received by the supplier) until delivered. Pre-ordered goods are 'on back-order' until the supplier receives them. Then they are 'on-order' until delivered.

Hope this helps.

[Sark79]

Ordered goods have the status 'on-order' (when the order is received by the supplier) until delivered. Pre-ordered goods are 'on back-order' until the supplier receives them. Then they are 'on-order' until delivered.

Hope this helps.

lol  ,    thanks

[KingPoker]

Yes it helps!!!!! Wayhay i was right!!!!!!!!

[mex]

Pre order and Order have two very different apllications legally in retail, preorder is not a contract where as order is, a preorder can be adjusted in price and lead time, as is happening with the PS3 orders taken last year at £289.00